ẹn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "en"

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃̀/

Interjection

ẹ̀n

1. (non-polite, used with people younger than you) Used to answer to one's name.

   Ọ̀jọ̀gbọ́n Afọlábí! — Ẹ̀n?

   Professor Afolabi! — Yes?

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃̄/

Interjection

ẹn

1. (colloquial) yes (when asked a question)

   Synonym: (polite) bẹ́ẹ̀ ni

   Ǹjó'o lọ s'ọ́jà lánàá? — Ẹn, mo lọ o.

   Did you go to the market yesterday? — Yes, I did.

Alternative forms

• hẹn

Derived terms

• ẹn-ẹn
• ẹ̀n-ẹ́n-ẹ̀n

References

• Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher (1998 February 17) “Ẹ̀kọ́ Kìíní - Apartments or Houses”, in Jẹ́ K'Á Ka Yorùbá [Let's Read Yoruba], Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 21
• Michika, Sachnine (1997) Dictionnaire usuel yorùbá-français suivi d'un index français-yorùbá (in French), Ibadan, Nigeria: Éditions Karthala and IFRA-Ibadan, →ISBN, page 109
• Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0‎^[1], volume LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN